they have been a unesco world heritage site since 2009.e for eight years. >> more than 1 million microorganisms' live beneath one square meter of mud flats. the provide a source of food for the birds in the area, the oysters, and the animals visible to the naked eye. ♪ >> when it gets too cold outside, the island boasts more than 200 restaurants in which to seek restaurant -- refuge. one restaurant serves a first- rate fish dishes. the court here is simple. the food is a closet. -- the decor is simple. the fusfood is explicit. he now has more than 20 restaurants across germany but remains true to sylt. >> it is unique. we have a winter landscape. we have a summer landscape. we have the fall. if something all year. there is movement on the island. it is never boring on this beautiful island. >> typical for sylt and the thatched cottages that can be rented by holidaymakers. those who prefer an modern touch can stay at the grand spa. the new five-star accommodation is beside -- beach side luxury at its best. it is fertile ground for the rich

unesco announced one of the winners of this year's women in science award is hong kong chemist. the announcement made on friday. the 47-year-old chemistry and energy professor was nominated for her contribution in developing light emitting materials and innovative ways of tapping solar energy. the award is given to five outstanding female scientists around the world. the other four winners are from kuwait, sweden, mexico, and the united states. >>> the prime minister says his government will take all measures to put an end to illegal immigration to australia via malaysia. he made the remark on thursday during a three-day visit to cambria. representatives from africa and south asia are using malaysia to enter australia at a transit point to enter on rickety boats. an australian plan to set up a detention center for refugees will be taken up at a meeting in bali next week. the meeting is devoted to combating human smuggling and related transatlantic crimes in the region and beyond. >>> a video from china's cctv of baby pandas in an utterly playful mood is proving to be an instant

. >>> a unesco world heritage site in pakistan is under attack from salt. the site, moren-jo daro is all that remains of an ancient city settled beside the indus river. if the salt erosion isn't stopped, the brick ruins will crumble. nhk world's nazar ali islam has the story. >> reporter: moenjodaro lies 800 kilometers south of pakistan's capital, islamabad. the ruins are famous around the world. about 4,500 years ago more than 30,000 people of the indus civilization lived here. their buildings and services were advanced. a sewage system ran throughout the city. but now this cultural treasure is on the brink of collapse. the white material covering these bricks, and when i touch it, it's easily broken. it is a crystal salt. it causes the ruins to crumble. salt crystals are visible on the walls. the salt is in the groundwater. when the water evaporates, the salt crystals remain. then the salt eats into the bricks. the ruins are in a dry region. the surrounding earth holds a lot of salt. so erosion of the structures start from the ground up. every day the sta

but as i moved to europe and then when i started working at unesco, well, there was subgroups of... ande... the group of caribbean and latin american people to discuss some issues. so there, both in the artistic communities of poets, of artists and everything, i encountered the fact that i participated to a larger thing than being mexican, but it was that we have so much in common and we shared so many experience. and so moments that i will always treasure is meeting the big artist, the chilean artist roberto matta. >> hinojosa: lucky you! >> he was like a mentor to a younger group of artists that had created a group, and just there and that is where i was starting to write about art and meeting artists like saul kaminer or... you know? there were a group of artists, poets, literary people, and that's when i define, "oh, i participate, belong, to a conversation that is latin american, and that we have so much in common." and then when i got to new york, and that's when i realize what an importance that that i had discovered, and that it was not as present in europe. in the united states